Strassl, Hubert
- Date of birth:
- May 24th, 1918 (Linz/Upper-Austria, Austria)
- Date of death:
- July 8th, 1943 (near Ponyri/Russia, Soviet Union)
- Nationality:
- Austrian
Biography
Career:
December 19041: Jagdgeschwader 51;
April 1943: Lehrer, Jagdfliegerschule;
June 1943: 8. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 51.
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- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- 8. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- August 16th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer, 8. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- November 12th, 1943
Received for his final total of 221 sorties flown and 67 aerial victories achieved.
Awarded posthumously.
Sources
- Photo 1: Tom MacNeill
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008.